The board also has six SATA ports, single USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) port, another USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) port, and a front panel connector for a second USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) port. The slot configuration consists of a single PCIe 5.0 x16 slot, PCIe 4.0 x16 slot with four lanes, PCIe 3.0 x1 slot, and three PCIe 4.0 M.2 NVMe slots. Although we're looking at something a lot more feature-packed than the Prime Z690M-Plus D4, it feels rather ordinary overall. Going by cost, the ROG Strix Z690-G Gaming WiFi, which is a mATX board, is one of two ROG models that will retail for around $350, which seems like a lot of money for what you get. ASUS has also implemented support for LGA1200 coolers on their boards, although the company states that you might need a special bracket to use those mounting holes due to the lower Z-height of the LGA1700 socket, so make sure you pay attention if you decide to use a cooler with older mounting hardware as it might not provide optimal fit and cooling performance. It's not clear how this works, so we're going to have to wait for some reviews to see if it makes a difference or not, but it's said to help overclock non-XMP modules even if not that familiar with overclocking. Another feature ASUS is promoting is the ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile, or AEMP, which is an additional memory-tuning feature on top of Intel's XMP, and ASUS claims to have worked closely with ADATA, Corsair, Crucial, GEiL, G.Skill, Kingston, Klevv, and Teamgroup to get the most out of their DRAM modules. Note that the Strix Z690-G Gaming and Strix Z690-I Gaming don't feature the Q-Release button. Possibly the most discussed of ASUS's new features is the Q-Release button, a mechanical means of releasing the graphics card latch by pressing a button located in a more convenient position. Before we delve into the new boards, let's take a look at a couple of new features some of the ROG boards have been equipped with. It's getting hard to figure out some of the differences here, as ASUS has too many similar boards and some are even sold at exactly the same price point.

So far, ASUS has released details of 10 different ROG boards, but there might be as many as 16 different SKUs in total.

ASUS ROG Z690 MotherboardsWithout a doubt, many of you most likely skipped straight to this page as ASUS ROG motherboards are very popular, of which some is earned and some is simply marketing, but no matter how you look at it, it's hard to deny that ASUS ROG motherboards have made a name for themselves.

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